GRE Word List
CALLUS
a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
The meaning of the word callus is a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark.
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| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
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| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
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| demise | death |